A first step – The Hindu Mar 24 2018
The NDA government’s scheme to provide health cover of ₹5 lakh per year to 10 crore poor and vulnerable families through the Ayushman Bharat-National Health Protection Mission has taken….. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”.
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Word List-1 (To improve Vocabulary)
- holistic (adjective) – wholesome, comprehensive, full/total.
- vulnerable (adjective) – weak, helpless, reliant.
- step forward (phrasal verb) – come forward, progress, push ahead.
- modality (noun) – a particular method or procedure.
- roll out (phrasal verb) – launch, introduce, organize/inaugurate.
- ambitious (adjective) – determined, purposeful; formidable.
- steer (verb) – guide, lead, direct.
- statutory (adjective) – legitimate, permissible, judicial/legal.
- provision (noun) – term, clause, requirement/condition.
- entitlement (noun) – rights, claim, prerogative/privilege.
- subsume (verb) – include, encompass, incorporate.
- contingent on (adjective) – dependent, hinging on, resting on.
- borne past participle of bear (verb) – sustain, support, shoulder.
- hardship (noun) – poverty, financial distress, privation/destitution.
- endorsement (noun) – approval, recommendation, championship/advocacy.
- underscore (verb) – call attention to, emphasize, highlight.
- budgetary (adjective) – relating to an estimate of spending/earning.
- pay attention (phrase) – listen/heed, attend, concentrate on.
- determinant (noun) – factor, issue, concern.
- erode (verb) – (gradually) deteriorate, destroy, spoil.
- advocate (verb) – recommend, advise, support.
- port (verb) – transfer, carry.
- in place (phrase) – establish, set up, inaugurate.
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